Phil Kessel

Panthers on the prowl Harvey Fialkov Sun Sentinel Give Panthers general manager Dale Tallon props. The architect of the Blackhawks' 2010 Stanley Cup championship team brought in 11 new players and rookie coach Kevin Dineen to transform last year's Eastern Conference cellar-dwellers into the most surprising and aesthetically pleasing team in the NHL. The Panthers, featuring blossoming scorer Kris Versteeg and rejuvenated goalie Jose Theodore, sit atop the Southeast Division, a perch they hadn't occupied this late since March 2000, coincidentally the last season they reached the playoffs. Conversely, the Canucks and their six ex-Panthers have gone from Presidents Cup...

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The Ducks started their seasonlong eight-game trip by giving up a hat trick to Toronto's Phil Kessel and falling behind early en route to a loss at Montreal.
After those two losses, the Ducks' seven-game win streak this month seemed a long-ago memory.
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The Ducks' club record-tying seven-game winning streak ended Tuesday in Toronto when they couldn't stop Phil Kessel's streaks to the net.
The Maple Leafs wing had a hat trick and the Maple Leafs won, 4-2, in the opener of the Ducks' eight-game trip at...